With half a dozen fires burning across the state, local emergency response experts want you to be prepared.

With half a dozen fires burning across the state, local emergency response experts want you to be prepared.

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Updated: 11:20 PM PDT Jun 25, 2015

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WEBVTT A FIREFIGHTER WAS HURT BATTLINGTHE BLAZE, BUT AT THIS POINT CALFIRE HAS NOT SAID HOW BADLY HEWAS INJURED.WITH THE MANY FIRES BURNINGACROSS THE STATE, LOCALEMERGENCY RESPONSE EXPERTS WANTYOU TO BE PREPARED.TONIGHT THEY HELD A MEETING TOHELP YOU DO JUST THAT.ACTION NEWS REPORTER LAURENSEAVER WAS AT THAT MEETING.LAUREN SEAVER IS LIVE INSALINAS.LAUREN: THIS IS JUST SOME OF THEINFORMATION THE PANEL GAVE METONIGHT.THEY'RE HOPING YOU WILL TAKE ITINTO YOUR OWN HANDS TO GETPREPARED.THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST ABEAUTIFUL ROLLING HILLS HERE,BUT COMBINED WITH THE FOUR-YEARDROUGHT, MOST OF THEM ARE FILLEDWITH DRY GRASS AND LOOSE ABRUSH.THAT TURNS THIS INTO THIS.THE DROUGHT WE AREEXPERIENCING AND THE FUELS AREAT A LEVEL WE HAVE NOT SEEN INQUITE SOME TIME.LAUREN: THESEMONTEREY EMERGENCYRESPONSE EXPERTS WANT YOU TO BEPREPARED TOP THAT IS WHY THEYGATHERED ON THURSDAY NIGHT TOTALK ABOUT THE DISASTERPREPAREDNESS.MOST PEOPLE ARE NOTPREPARED.IT IS GOOD TO GET ON THEINFERENCE -- GET ON THE INTERNETAND EDUCATE YOURSELF.LAUREN:PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME.CLEAR A 100 FOOT RADIUS AROUNDYOUR HOUSE AND REMOVE ALLFLAMMABLE VEGETATION.NUMBER TWO, HAVE AN EMERGENCYSUPPLY KIT WITH WATER, CANNEDGOODS, E, MEDICATION, AND AFIRST AID KIT.NUMBER THREE, HAVE A PLAN.NOWHERE TO GO -- NO WHERE TOGOAND HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN.NUMBER FOUR BANK, THEY INFORMED.WHEN YOU HAVE MANY RESIDENTSIN THE AREA.WE HAVE FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY ANDYOU CAN SEE THE SPAN OF CONTROLIS QUICKLY OVERWHELMED.PEOPLE NEED TO BE INDEPENDENTFOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS.LAUREN: IF YOUHAVE A SMARTPHONECLICK ON SETTINGS AND SCROLL TOTHE BOTTOM.CLICK ON EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.YOU CAN A INFORMED.

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With half a dozen fires burning across the state, local emergency response experts want you to be prepared.